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Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Michigan

Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and
to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has
primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant
costs of inaction.
costs of inaction.
costs of inaction.

“Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of inaction…”

http://www.cier.umd.edu/climateadaptation/Michigan%20Economic%20Impacts%20of%20Climate%20Change.pdf

Climate in the Region

“Welcome! The Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States is a beautiful and expansive land. The landscape of this region has been shaped by a rich glacial history and is dominated by the five Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. The region is home to 60 million people, more than half of whom live directly in the Great Lakes drainage basin. Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Duluth, Erie, Gary, Hamilton, Milwaukee, Toledo, Toronto, and Windsor are major cities that lie along the rim of the Great Lakes, and are the heart of the region’s $2 trillion economy—an amount that exceeds any nation other than Japan and the United States…”

Find more on this article at, http://www.ucsusa.org/greatlakes/glchallengeclimate.html

Michigan Climate Action Plan

“In March 2009, the Michigan Climate Action Council (MCAC) released its Climate Action Plan. The MCAC recommends specific policies and actions to achieve greenhouse gas reductions within the state of Michigan, as well as several recommendations for federal climate policy, including the development of federal greenhouse gas targets…”
Find more on this article at, http://www.pewclimate.org/node/6425
YoungMoney.com
“Global warming is a fact. Virtually every reputable scientific study has confirmed that we humans are heating up our planet…”
Find more on this article at, http://articles.directorym.com/Fighting_Climate_Change_Michigan-r974410-Michigan.html

Michigan Climate Challenge
“The issue of global climate change and its impact on our state and local communities cannot be addressed solely at the national or international level. Indeed, much can be accomplished through simple straightforward actions at the individual or local level…

“Find more on this article at,  http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-50990-195738–,00.html

marisag | datetime September 25, 2009 7:48 am

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